Typhoon Hester Death Toll Tops 100 in South Vietnam
Typhoon Hester produced heavy losses in five northern provinces. Reports cite 85 Vietnamese and 3 U.S. deaths plus 15 Vietnamese missing and over 100 Vietnamese plus 21 Americans injured. Thousands homeless, crops destroyed, and bases damaged as relief and evacuation efforts begin.
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Hester
S. Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
United States
U.S
da Nang
Army Seeks Lower Percentage of Recruits with Low IQ
The Army seeks Pentagon approval to reduce the share of new enlisted recruits scoring lowest on intelligence tests from 24 percent to 20 percent, aiming for higher overall quality as Vietnam era downsizing continues. Officials note disciplinary issues and limited usefulness of low mental capability soldiers in advanced tech environments.
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Washington
Army
Pentagon
IRA strikes back after killings in Belfast and Newry
In Belfast and Newry violence escalates as the Irish Republican Army retaliates for the deaths of two women and a bank robbery attempt. Police report a Belfast policeman shot in the head, six civilians killed, five soldiers and one police officer wounded, with riots and arson störs in Londonderry and Newry as 3,600 mourners attend funeral processions. The IRA vows a 'life for a life' and pledges a final phase of operations.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Newry
Londonderry
Dublin
IRA
Sean MacStiofain
Weekend Rain Totals and Mild Tuesday Forecast
Sky cleared with sun after weekend rainfall totaling 0.46 inches. Lows tonight near the mid-50s, highs Tuesday in the mid 70s. Yesterday’s high reached 62 degrees and this morning’s low was 58.
Peace Groups Protest as Nation Honors Veterans Day
Vice President Agnew lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns as antiwar protests begin a year-long campaign to oust Nixon. About 2,000 troops near Washington are on alert for planned demonstrations by the Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
White House
Pentagon
Peoples Coalition For Peace and Justice
Agnew
Greece
Arlington National Cemetery
People’s Coalition
Paris
Washington Monument
Richard Nixon
Panhandler Covers All The Angles
Cincinnati AP report describes Bob Firestone Jr using a language trap to deter a panhandler. When Firestone, an AP staffer, replied in Spanish that he did not speak English the panhandler pressed with a last bid for five cents and Firestone walked away.
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Cincinnati
Associated Press
Bob Firestone Jr
Firestone
Ohio Nursing Homes Lose Certification Action Targets Welfare Payments
The state moves to decertify nine nursing homes from Medicaid eligibility after a Washington directive on stricter standards. Two homes already face removal from Medicare, with operators planning appeals and lawsuits to challenge the decertifications and potential reclassification to less stringent intermediate care.
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John
Ohio Nursing Homes Association
Hanson
Washington
Curtis Nursing Home, Inc
Cleveland
Avon Convalescent Center, Inc
Cincinnati
Restview
Cedar Springs
New Paris
Eaton Care Center
Eaton
Vivian D. Tepper
Community Nursing Home, Inc
Bowling Green
Northside Manor, Inc
Mount Vernon
Fairfield Care Center
Thornville
Hansum
Leo Glass
Glass
Ellen McCauley
Tepper Nursing Home
Brezhnev Seeks Image of World Statesman in Paris Visit
In Paris Brezhnev seeks to mold his image as a global statesman while pursuing a friendship treaty with France and easing tensions. The trip, Moscow's first Westward since Khrushchev, features heavy media coverage and strong security amid feared anti Soviet protests.
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Brezhnev
Paris
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
West
Nikita 5
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Moscow
Kryushchev
Georges Pompidou
France
Pompidou
Indochina
Middle East
Corsica
Alexei N. Kosygin
Ottawa
Kosygin Made Chief Golden Eagle by Edmonton Band
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin was named Chief Golden Eagle at a luncheon in Edmonton Alberta by the Ermineskin Indians. The honor was marked with a ceremonial headdress accompanying the tithe tradition.
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Alexei Kosygin
Edmonton
Alta
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